NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.

The aurora borealis has been the ultimate atmospheric tease for ages. We knew what ...

Earth froze over 717 million years ago. Ice crept down from the poles to the equator, and the dark subglacial seas suffocated ...

NASA selects STRIVE and EDGE missions to advance Earth science research, improve atmospheric and ecosystem monitoring, and support environmental and safety planning.

Scientists at the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence from ancient rocks that Earth's climate continued to ...

Hundreds of millions of Americans are presently besieged by a massive arctic blast and winter storm. Luckily for them, it ...

These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts ...

An agreement on the third implementation phase of Destination Earth (DestinE), the European Commission's initiative to ...

The first false-color image from ESA's newly operational Biomass satellite shows off a unique perspective of the rainforests, ...

A Japanese research vessel has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, Japan’s government announced Monday as the ...

The Department of Earth and Climate Sciences added two new classes to their department this year. Professor Noel Heim began teaching Geology of National Parks in the fall of 2025 and Professor and ECS ...